Why structured wiring needs to be on your radar as a builder or installer
From appliances to lights to blinds to thermostats, smart home devices are finding their way into every nook and cranny in the modern household. In many ways, these devices are making our homes more efficient and user-friendly than ever before. …
Network Switches: Which One is Right for Your Client?
As businesses scale up and add more in-house employees, they face increasingly complex IT hurdles. What may have worked for an office with a handful of employees simply won’t support an office with five or six times as many network …
5 Myths About 5G, and Why it Won’t Replace 4G or Wired Internet
After years of anticipation (and more than a little hype) 5G is finally starting to turn into a reality. But is it truly set to revolutionize the way we connect to the internet? Is this really the beginning of the …
Primex Exhibiting at TecHomeX West – Pasadena
Primex is proud to be exhibiting at the TecHomeX West show in Pasadena, CA, on March 19-21, 2019. TecHomeX unites the biggest and best residential design/build and tech integration/contracting companies in the nation to see the future of home technology …
Tackling Dead Zones With Whole Home Mesh Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi dead zones. They’re every ISP’s worst nightmare. They’re also becoming more and more of a customer retention problem in the age of the smart home and high-speed internet. With so many connected devices performing critical tasks in the home, …
Cat5, Cat6, and Cat6a: Is it Finally Time to Start Future-Proofing?
For most of the past few decades, new Ethernet installations have been dominated by Cat5, Cat5e, and Cat6 cabling. Cat5 saw its stock rise in the mid-to -late 90s, Cat5e had its heyday in the 2000s, and Cat6 has been …
Primex Exhibiting at ITA Showcase
Primex is proud to be exhibiting at the ITA Showcase in Portland, Oregon, March 6-7. ITA Showcase Northwest is an annual trade show put on by vendors to the telecommunications industry in Washington and Oregon. It is sponsored by the …
Remote Workers and VoIP are Changing the Smart Home Landscape
Employees working remotely is on the rise at a rapid pace, and it’s having a profound impact on what smart home builders and integrators are planning for both current and future needs in the home. Since 2005, the regular work-from-home …
CES 2019 Highlights
With CES 2019 wrapped for another year, it’s a good time to take a step back and look at the big smart home highlights. Sure, there were plenty of wacky gadgets and gizmos (like a dishwasher-sized pet dryer that claims …
Smart home trends to watch in 2019
For those wanting to live like the Jetsons or Tony Stark, 2019 might just be their year. As we look ahead to the smart home trends that are expected to dominate the industry, one trend rules them all: The smart …